This paper deals with the way in which human beings use time, the conceptualization of which is a significant part of the interaction of all human beings and the study of which is particularly significant in the analysis of intercultural communication. The cultural values of the division of time into seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months,…

Written for adolescents, this biography of the Shoshoni woman, Sacagawea, who acted as interpreter, intermediary, and guide to the Lewis and Clark Expedition emphasizes the insecurities of an American Indian woman living in the early 19th century. The known life of Sacagawea is described as involving: a period of time with the Hidatsas who had…

After setting out some statements on idealogies which have contributed to the melting pot theory of education, the author examines the rationale for teacher licensing procedures and the interpretation of Title VII, which gives protection from discriminatory practices, as it affects the licensing of teachers. Recent court opinions are discussed, in…

This book is a study document of the directorate of the Study Commission on Undergraduate Education and the Education of Teachers. This document is a result of a conference of teacher education administrators held in Chicago in July 1971. The document presents informed opinion on a variety of issues relevant to preparing education personnel.…

This report addresses itself to questions asked by Toronto teachers of Portuguese New Canadians. It aims at a comprehensive understanding of the socio-historical development of Portuguese people as related to present urbanization problems faced by the Portuguese immigrants in Toronto. The introduction establishes the cultural and historical…

Notes that rhetoric can be translated into action only by individual nations. In the United States the year of the woman has generated pressure for change at many crucial points on the state and national level, and even for accomodations within many homes. (Author/AM)

It is argued in this paper that American blacks and whites use words and concepts which have the same apparent connotative meaning but not the same context. (Author/GC)

Advocates the philosophy that educational administration should be promoted and evaluated not according to "absolute" criteria but according to its appropriateness or inappropriateness for a particular, different, and dynamic cultural context. (Author/IRT)

Briefly discussed are several issues and studies associated with the identification of culturally different gifted students. (DLS)

Hong Kong Chinese and American adolescents were given three Piagetian tasks of formal operations in order to assess cultural, age, and sex differences. Significant effects were demonstrated with Americans, older subjects, and males performing at more advanced levels. (Author/JMB)

Recognizing that status of the elderly is affected by several economic and familial factors, examined influenece of socialization values and ancestor worship. Found that status of the elderly was systematically higher in societies having conformity as a primary socialization value than in those where self-reliance was emphasized. Ancestor worship…

Tests Ervin-Tripps's hypotheses concerning the relationship between several social and ecological factors and the choice of directive variants in English, using as a sample a predominantly Black male migratory agricultural labor population. Found that most of the predictions derived from Ervin-Tripp's model for these directive variants were…

Examination of the social science knowledge base relative to Afro-Americans indicates that the social sciences traditionally have attempted to understand the life experiences of socially diverse groups through a narrow cultro/ethnocentric perspective and against an equally narrow standard. (Author/GC)

Examines cultural dependence in Nigeria and the manner in which university education enhances such dependancy by promoting the process of elite formation. Concludes by suggesting an alternative model of university education and cultural development. (BSR)

Stories of Chinese children evidence the following in comparison to those of American children: (1) greater social orientation; (2) greater concern with authority and with moral-ethnic rectitude; (3) greater saliency of the role of natural forces and chance; (4) more affective elements; (5) fewer instances of physical aggression; and (6) less…